Title IX Coordinator

Reporting: Sexual Assault, Dating Violence,

Domestic Violence and Stalking

Cuesta College does not tolerate sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence,
or stalking in any form.

Individuals with questions or concerns regarding sexual discrimination, including
sexual harassment, may contact the Cuesta College Title IX Coordinator: Melissa Richerson, Vice President of Human Resources and Labor Relations, at (805) 546-3129.

It is not your fault!

If you are a survivor of sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking,
you have the option to report this crime to law enforcement authorities or not. The
Cuesta College Police Department will assist you in notifying the proper law enforcement
authority where the crime occurred, whether or not it occurred on campus. We will
also assist you in obtaining other resources to assist and support you.

Cuesta College strongly encourages all members of the campus community who believe they are victims of sexual assault,
domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking to immediately report the incident.
Timely reporting is an important factor in the subsequent investigation and prosecution
of sexual assault cases, should the survivor desire to do so.

We recommend the following steps after an assault:

Go to a safe place. Your safety is our first concern

Call for help.

On campus: Cuesta College Police Department, (805)546-3911 or from a campus phone x3911. (x4911 at NCC)

Off campus: 911.

Get medical attention, regardless of whether you choose to report the assault to law enforcement.

Try to preserve all the physical evidence of the assault.

Do not wash, use the toilet, bathe or change clothing if you can avoid it. If you
must change clothes, place all clothing you were wearing at the time of the assault
into a paper or plastic bag.

Call an advocate, counselor, friend, family member, or someone you trust for support and assistance.

Individuals with questions or concerns regarding sexual discrimination, including
sexual harassment, may contact the Cuesta College Title IX Coordinator: Melissa Richerson, Vice President of Human Resources and Labor Relations, at (805) 546-3129.

Cuesta College works in conjunction with the athletics department to assist in sexual
discrimination issues that occur in college sports.

Title IX, a portion of the Education Amendments of 1972, states no one shall, because
of sex, be denied the benefits of any educational program or activity that receives
direct federal aid.